MUMBAI: RBL Bank reported a net profit of Rs 230 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, up 234% from Rs 69 crore in the corresponding quarter a year earlier, driven by higher income and lower provisions.Total income rose 7% year-on-year to Rs 2,740 crore, supported by steady growth in both interest and non-interest income streams. Net interest income increased 7% to Rs 1,671 crore. Interest income rose 7% to Rs 3,720 crore, aided by a 23% rise in net advances to Rs 114,232 crore, with retail advances growing 20% to Rs 67,119 crore. Interest expense also increased 7% to Rs 2,049 crore, reflecting a 25% growth in total deposits to Rs 139,018 crore. CASA deposits rose 23% to Rs 46,723 crore, with the CASA ratio at 33.6%.Other income grew 7% to Rs 1,069 crore, led by core fee income which increased 9% to Rs 1,057 crore. Other components of non-interest income remained largely stable, with growth driven mainly by fees.Operating expenses rose 5% to Rs 1,785 crore, with employee costs increasing 8% to Rs 482 crore. Operating profit grew 11% to Rs 955 crore. Provisions declined 14% to Rs 678 crore from Rs 785 crore a year earlier, with provisions on advances falling 16%. Tax expense increased to Rs 47 crore from Rs 7 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.Asset quality improved over the year, with gross NPAs declining to 1.45% from 2.60%, a reduction of 115 basis points. Net NPAs stood at 0.39% compared with 0.29% a year earlier. The provision coverage ratio was 73.6%. The capital adequacy ratio stood at 14.25%, with a CET-1 ratio of 12.77%.
Pop singer Rihanna is in Mumbai for the launch event of her beauty brand in the city. During her visit, she was seen attending two high-profile events, including a launch event, followed by a glamorous night attended by some notable names from Bollywood as well as the Indian fashion and beauty circuit. During one of the events, Rihanna suffered a jewellery malfunction. But nevertheless, being the diva that she is, the singer handled it with ease.
Rihanna handles a jewellery malfunction
After attending a launch event of her brand and interacting with fans, the songstress was seen attending a glamorous night, which was attended by some notable names like Janhvi Kapoor, Isha Ambani and more. For the event, Rihanna switched into a black gown with leather detailing. She topped her look off with elaborate diamond jewellery.
The Maharashtra Cyber Department on Friday revealed that they have made an arrest in the cyber harassment case involving Akshay Kumar’s daughter, Nitara Kumar. The 13-year-old was asked for her nudes by an unknown individual while playing an online game. Yashasvi Yadav, Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra Cyber Department revealed the same according to a MidDay report.
Akshay Kumar
Akshay’s 13-year-old daughter was asked for nude photos after she received a message while playing an online game
Back in October 2025, Akshay Kumar had opened up about the distressing experience. He had said, “I would like to share a small incident with you, which happened at my home a few months ago. My daughter was playing a video game. There are some video games that you can play with someone, but you are playing with an unknown stranger. When you are playing, you get a message saying, ‘Thank you, that was great’ or ‘You are doing so good’, very courteous messages. Suddenly, the person said, ‘Where are you from?’ She wrote, ‘Mumbai’. And then everything was normal again. The person told her, ‘Well played. You did very well’. Very courteous, it felt respectful”.
He further added, “Then a message came, ‘Are you male or female?’ She replied, ‘Female’. It went on. And then, he sent a message, ‘Can you send me a nude picture of yours? My daughter, she switched off the whole thing. She went and told my wife. It was great that she went and spoke to my wife about it. This is how things begin. This is also a part of cybercrime. People and children get carried away…”
Lyari is a borough of Karachi that most Indians were unaware of till last year. It was the hugely successful Dhurandhar franchise that brought the Pakistani town to national prominence in India. In the 2000s, Lyari was a hotbed of gang activity, which forms the backdrop for Dhurandhar as it blends fact with fiction. And while the film has been hailed in India, across the border, the reception has been mixed. Many are miffed at how the film has presented Lyari as lawless and chaotic. A new film from Pakistan, called Mera Lyari, aims to ‘correct that wrong’.
Ayesha Omar in a still from Mera Lyari.
What is Mera Lyari?
Written and directed by Abu Aleeha, Mera Lyari is a sports drama that focuses on the female football players from the historic Karachi borough. According to Dawn, it stars Ayesha Omar as a football coach who suffered a debilitating injury, ostensibly a result of domestic abuse. Having escaped Lyari, she returns to teach girls in the area how to play. The star cast also includes Dananeer Mobeen and Trinette Lucas. The film features many local footballers and residents in its supporting cast. The film is backed by Sindh’s Information Department.
In December, when the film was announced, Sindh Minister of Information Sharjeel Memon had hailed it as Pakistan hitting back at “negative propaganda” pushed by India. Memon had called Dhurandhar “yet another example of negative propaganda by the Indian film industry against Pakistan,” adding that Mera Lyari will show “the true face of Lyari: peace, prosperity, and pride”.
Mera Lyari will premiere at the UK Asian Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release in Pakistan on May 8.
How Dhurandhar depicted Lyari
Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, is a spy thriller set in Lyari. It stars Ranveer Singh as an Indian spy sent to infiltrate the gang of Rehman Baloch in Lyari in the mid-2000s. It charts how Hamza, Ranveer’s character, destroys the Baloch gang from within while also dismantling the Pakistani terror network it is affiliated with. The film shows Lyari from 2005-22, depicting it as a hotbed of gang activities and smuggling, while also showing the actual Operation Lyari that Karachi Police undertook against the gangs there in late 2009.
Dhurandhar depicts several real-life figures, including Rehman, his cousin Uzair Baloch, Karachi SP Chaudhary Aslam, and gangster Dawood Ibrahim, as well as characters based on Pakistani and Indian national figures such as Ajit Doval, Jaswant Singh, Nawaz Sharif, and Asif Ali Zardari. The two Dhurandhar films have earned over ₹3000 crore worldwide.
Justin Bieber is stepping back from the spotlight for a moment of simple family time. The 32-year-old singer recently shared photos from a fishing outing with his 1-year-old son, Jack Blues Bieber, offering fans a rare glimpse into their life together away from the stage. The post has quickly captured the attention of fans, who have been following the Bieber family’s journey since Jack’s arrival last year.In a recent Instagram carousel, Bieber shared the photos without a caption. The images show him standing in a lake surrounded by greenery while holding his son who is dressed in an all-blue outfit. Jack appears enthralled by the water as his father fishes.
Justin Bieber and his family’s busy stretch at Coachella
The quiet fishing outing comes after a particularly eventful few weeks for Bieber and his wife Hailey, 29. Bieber headlined Coachella both weekends, while Hailey hosted a brand activation event during the festival shortly after collaborating with her husband on new hydrocolloid pimple stickers.The couple brought Jack along for the Coachella experience. In an April 13 Instagram post, Hailey shared a family photo believed to have been taken during one of Bieber’s rehearsals. While Jack was not visible in a video of Hailey dancing during the performance, another image showed him watching rehearsals alongside his mother. In a separate snapshot, he wore a custom temporary tattoo reading “Bieberchella.”Hailey was also present during Justin Bieber’s headlining set on April 11. As he performed ‘Everything Hallelujah’, which includes the lyric “Hailey, babe, hallelujah”, the festival livestream showed her in the crowd blowing him a kiss as the audience cheered. In the following line, Bieber gave a nod to his son, singing, “Baby Jack, hallelujah.”
More about Justin Bieber, Hailey Bieber, and their son Jack
The couple, who married in September 2018, renewed their vows in Hawaii in May 2024, where they also revealed they were expecting their first child. Jack Blues Bieber was born on August 23, 2024.A source told People at the time, “They’re both overjoyed. The baby is such a miracle. He’s adorable and doing well. The pregnancy was something that they very much wished and prayed for.” The source added that the day Justin Bieber learned Hailey was expecting was “the best ever”, noting, “He was over the moon with excitement. It was a big celebration for them. Justin’s already a great dad.”Since Jack’s arrival, the couple has shared occasional glimpses into their life as a family of three.
The round was the first face-to-face meeting since the two countries agreed on a framework for an interim deal on Feb 7. (File Mint photo)
India and the US have agreed to “remain engaged” after three days of trade talks in Washington concluded on Wednesday, a commerce ministry statement said — signalling that the finalisation of an interim bilateral deal awaits the Trump administration instituting a legally tenable tariff framework after the US Supreme Court struck down the basis of reciprocal tariffs in February.
The Indian delegation, led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain, discussed “multiple areas such as market access, non-tariff measures, technical barriers to trade, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion, economic security alignment and digital trade,” the ministry said on Friday. The meetings were conducted in a “constructive and positive spirit” with “meaningful and forward-looking discussions” enabling progress on key matters, it added.
The round was the first face-to-face meeting since the two countries agreed on a framework for an interim deal on February 7. “The framework reaffirmed the countries’ commitment to the broader India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations,” the ministry said. “Both sides agreed to remain engaged to maintain this momentum as they move forward.”
Days before the delegation’s departure, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal had said both parties were looking at finalising a legal agreement as a logical follow-up of the February 7 joint statement. “There is a need for further discussions and follow-up engagement to take this forward,” he said.
At a hearing before the House ways and means committee on Tuesday, USTR Jamieson Greer confirmed that Indian negotiators were in Washington and that the two sides were actively discussing specific commodities, including dried distillers’ grains, soybean meal and ethanol. “India is a tough nut to crack. They’ve protected their agricultural markets for a very long time. As part of this deal, they’re going to want to protect a lot of that still. There are things though where I think we can find mutual agreement,” he said.
India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday said the talks were “ongoing and constructive.” “Both sides are working towards a balanced, mutually beneficial and forward-looking trade agreement, taking into account each other’s concerns and priorities, and to achieve a trade target of $500 billion by 2030,” he said. That target would be more than double bilateral goods and services trade of roughly $212 billion in 2024.
The negotiations are proceeding on two broad tracks: establishing a legally tenable tariff architecture following the Supreme Court’s ruling, and securing India’s comparative advantage over competing exporters such as China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The uniform tariff currently in force under Section 122 — applicable to all countries equally — gives India no edge over its rivals. “The uniform tariff of 10% does not give India any comparative advantage,” one person familiar with the matter said.
The need to rebuild the agreement on firm legal ground has been the central challenge since the Supreme Court on February 20 struck down Trump’s sweeping global tariffs as exceeding his statutory authority — a ruling that invalidated the proposed 18% tariff on Indian goods that had been the cornerstone of the February 7 framework. The administration has since imposed a temporary 15% uniform tariff on all imports under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, valid for 150 days and set to expire in July. Washington has also launched Section 301 investigations into alleged excess industrial capacity against 16 economies, including India, which the ongoing talks are expected to help resolve.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar made a much-loved return to television as the host of the reality game show Wheel of Fortune. The show is now set to conclude on April 27 with a grand finale featuring Farah Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Bhumi Pednekar. A new promo from the finale shows the actor getting emotional after receiving a heartfelt message from the show’s team.
Wheel of Fortune team’s emotional video message leaves Akshay Kumar in tears.
Farah Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Bhumi Pednekar join Akshay Kumar for Wheel Of Fortune grand finale episode
The promo, shared by Sony TV, opens with Akshay welcoming Farah and Bhumi to the show. Farah arrives with a quirky gift—a pressure cooker filled with cash, and jokes, “Ismein tere liye vohi laayi hoon jo tu khaata hai (I’ve brought exactly what you like).” As Akshay opens it, he breaks into a wide smile. Farah then recalls choreographing Bhumi and Ananya Panday, humorously calling them “Nanavati and Leelavati,” and adds, “Dono lagg rahe the hospital ki drip lagake dance kar rahe hain (It looked like both of them were dancing as if they were hooked up to hospital drips),” leaving Akshay in splits.
The fun continues with Akshay and Farah indulging in playful banter, joking about exposing each other’s past relationships and calling their films Tees Maar Khan and Joker pranks on one another.
Akshay Kumar gets teary-eyed as he bids goodbye to Wheel of Fortune
However, the mood soon turns emotional when Bhumi reveals that the Wheel of Fortune team has prepared a special tribute for Akshay. The video montage features some of the show’s most memorable moments, accompanied by a touching message, “Kal se yeh manch nahi hoga, lekin aapki muskurahat yaad rahegi, aapki sharartien, nadaaniyan aur shaitaaniyan yaad rahengi. Aap yaad rahenge (From tomorrow, this stage will no longer be here, but your smile will be remembered, your mischief, innocence and playful antics will stay with us. You will be remembered).”
The tribute leaves Akshay teary-eyed, as he is seen stepping behind Farah to wipe his tears. Reflecting on his journey, the actor shares that the show has completed 65 episodes, with nearly 200 contestants taking part. He adds, “Mere mama bhi aaye hain, inhone ek bhi show miss nahi kiya. Mujhe batate hain, beta 9 baj jaata hai main dekhne aata hoon show (My maternal uncle is here too—he hasn’t missed a single episode. He tells me, ‘Beta, it turns 9 o’clock and I come to watch the show’). Thank you, India, for loving this show.”
About Wheel of Fortune
The game show premiered on January 27, 2026, and has completed 65 episodes. It featured a mix of influencers and common contestants, many of whom shared memorable moments with Akshay, with some even winning big prizes. The show also showcased lively banter between Akshay and his industry colleagues, who appeared to promote their projects. It will conclude on April 27.
The estate of the late singer Michael Jackson is facing new allegations of sexual abuse against the pop star. Four siblings have filed a suit against the singer’s estate, alleging sexual abuse, claiming that the many handlers in Jackson’s entourage ‘willingly enabled it all’. While the suit was filed in February, it gained widespread attention this week as the alleged victims gave an interview to The New York Times, right before the singer’s biopic, Michael, hit the screens.
Fresh sexual abuse allegations have been made against Michael Jackson ahead of the release of his biopic.
Fresh sexual abuse claims against Michael Jackson
The four siblings – three brothers and a sister – are from New Jersey, according to the court filings. Their complaint alleges abuse at the hands of Michael Jackson in the 2000s when they travelled with him on concert tours, and even at their own home, which he visited with his own children. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs came into contact with the singer through their father, described as having worked “at a luxury hotel where Jackson frequently stayed.” The complaint states that the children’s parents were unaware of the alleged abuse at the time. The complaint names the Jackson estate, the attorneys who lead it — John Branca and John McClain — and private investigator Herman Weisberg as defendants.
The complaint reads, “Michael Jackson was a serial child predator who, over the course of more than a decade, drugged, raped and sexually assaulted each of the Plaintiffs, beginning when some of them were as young as seven or eight. Jackson’s attacks on these siblings went on for extended periods, including in locations around the world and when Jackson and his children were guests in Plaintiffs’ family home. Jackson groomed and brainwashed each Plaintiff, without the knowledge of the others or their parents, throughout their childhood years.”
Michael Jackson estate calls lawsuit a ‘money grab’
According to Variety, representatives of Michael Jackson’s estate have called the lawsuit a ‘desperate money grab’ and questioned the accusers’ silence for so long. “This lawsuit is a desperate money grab by additional members of the Cascio family. The family staunchly defended Michael Jackson for more than 25 years, attesting to his innocence of inappropriate conduct. This new court filing is a transparent forum-shopping tactic in their scheme to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars from Michael’s estate and companies. The Cascios spent decades defending and affirming Michael’s innocence. Notably, these shakedown attempts come more than 15 years after Michael’s death, thus carrying no risk of being sued for defamation. Sadly, in death just as in life, Michael’s talents and success continue to make him a target,” said attorney Martin Singer, who represents the estate.
Michael Jackson’s biopic
The attention around the lawsuit comes at the same time as the release of Michael, a biopic of the late singer’s life starring his nephew, Jaafar Jackson. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, has been sanctioned and produced by the estate and the Jackson family. The initial critic reviews have been largely negative, but audience reaction has been positive, leading to a record-breaking box-office start.
Los Angeles, South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, who is set to preside over the jury at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, is also heading to the French Riviera with a major Western project that will feature an impressive ensemble cast.
Park Chan-wook developing a Western with Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal
According to Deadline, the film is titled “The Brigands of Rattlecreek” and brings together Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, Oscar nominee Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal.
Chinese star Tang Wei, who starred in the filmmaker’s critically-acclaimed 2022 title “Decision to Leave”, is also on board the project.
Written by S Craig Zahler, the screenplay has long been a passion project for Park, who did revisions on the most recent draft.
The story follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who exploit a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorise the occupants of a small town.
The project will explore themes central to Park’s body of work vengeance, retribution, the consequences of violence, and the power of memory and family transplanted to the American West.
The film is produced by Bradley Fischer and Park for Moho Film with Jisun Back, Mike Medavoy and Georgia Kacandes serving as executive producers.
Park has been keen to make the Black List script for over a decade, with the project having first surfaced more than 20 years ago. Both Warner Bros and Amazon have been attached at different points.
Park is coming off the acclaimed crime-comedy “No Other Choice”, which debuted at Cannes, earned three Golden Globe nominations and grossed over 40 million dollars worldwide.
His previous English-language credits include limited series “The Sympathizer”, miniseries “The Little Drummer Girl” and Fox Searchlight’s “Stoker”. As a director, he is best known internationally for “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden”.
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